Portland Japanese Garden has been and always will be a community effort. Beginning as a grassroots project, it was local Portlanders and their friends in Japan that rallied together leaders in government, business, and cultural institutions to transform old zoo grounds into the urban oasis now enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors every year from all 50 United States and more than 90 nations and territories.
The Garden has now provided a place of beauty, time in nature, and cultural immersion for more than 60 years and it’s because of members like you. In an effort to make it even easier for our community to support a landscape and programming with an increasingly vital mission of Inspiring Harmony and Peace, we’re sharing two different ways you can ensure future generations can enjoy Portland Japanese Garden.
Evergreen Monthly Giving
By spreading your annual donation to the Garden over 12 months, you guarantee a steady flow of funding that allows us to: maintain the beauty of the Garden with a full-time professional staff of gardeners working in conjunction with our volunteers, present world-class cultural programming and educational programs throughout the year, and reduce fundraising costs to maximize the impact of your contribution and help the environment with fewer mailings. Also, Evergreen automatic recurring gifts from your checking or credit card account are tax-deductible!
“Portland Japanese Garden is my home away from home,” shares Yoneko Shimizu-Dalton, who among her many connections to the organization supports it as a monthly donor. “Now living in the U.S., I’m grateful to have found watashi no furusato (私の故郷, my hometown) here. Monthly giving is a way for me to build and maintain my connection with the Garden and is the easiest way to donate year after year to the place I hold most dear outside of Japan.”
Monthly Memberships
Monthly memberships are similar to how Evergreen Monthly Giving helps provide the Garden a regular boost of support that goes into providing our guests a world-class experience! One notable difference, though, is that by supporting our organization is this way, you’re entitled to all of the benefits of a membership at either the Matsu, Tsubaki, or Sakura levels, which provide special perks including exclusive access to special Garden events like Twilight Hours
“I can think of no better place than Portland Japanese Garden where all your wishes for peace come true,” share Kristen Siemon and Sam Medford, who like Shimizu-Dalton are actively involved with the organization in many ways. “A monthly membership allows us to share the Garden with others and to attend special events in the glow of evening and know we are a part of something important and beautiful.”